JPH0346980Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a rear spoiler provided at the rear end of an automobile for the purpose of improving driving characteristics.

[Conventional technology]

A conventional rear spoiler 21 is, for example, attached to a trunk lid 1 at the rear end of a vehicle 10, as shown in FIG.
1, and is designed with only aerodynamic characteristics in mind to generate downforce to prevent the vehicle from lifting during high-speed driving. Further, at the rear end of the vehicle 10, there is a rear combination lamp 1 that combines a tail light, a brake light, and a reversing light.
2 is provided.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, the rear combination lamps 12, particularly the reversing lights, are often provided relatively inwardly in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle 10, and for this reason, it is difficult to achieve a light distribution that illuminates the sides of the vehicle 10. For example, when reversing in a narrow space, it is difficult to check the width of the vehicle 10 itself, and to solve this problem, it is difficult to find an appropriate position for installing the side lamps. It was something that happened.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention provides a rear spoiler provided at the rear end of a vehicle as a specific means for solving the conventional problems described above, in which at least one side end of the rear spoiler is slidable in the vehicle width direction. By providing a rear spoiler with side lamps, which is characterized by incorporating side lamps that illuminate the lower side of the vehicle, the problem is solved by providing an appropriate mounting position for the side lamps.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained in detail based on an embodiment shown in the drawings.

In order to facilitate understanding, parts that are the same as those in the conventional example will be described with the same reference numerals, and descriptions of some overlapping parts will be omitted.

1 is a rear spoiler according to the present invention, and this rear spoiler 1 is attached to a trunk lid 11 which is the rear end of a vehicle 10 like the conventional one, but at the same time the side end is provided with a slider portion 2 that is slidable in the width direction of the vehicle, and a side lamp 3 disposed at the tip of the slider portion 2. Although FIG. 1 shows only one end of the rear spoiler 1, the slider part 2 and the side lamps 3 may be provided at the other end, or even both ends. is also good.

The rear spoiler 1, slider section 2 and side lamps 3 are shown in more detail in FIGS. 2 and 3.
4, first, as shown in FIG. 2, an upper guide rail 1a and a lower guide rail 1b are provided inside the rear spoiler 1, which is formed hollow from a resin member or the like. 1
A slider portion 2 having, for example, a substantially square-shaped cross section is fitted into the slider portions a and 1b so as to be slidable between a storage position and a use position in the width direction of the vehicle. As shown in FIG. 3, the slider 2 is provided with, for example, a rack gear 2a, which meshes and slides with a pinion gear 5 rotated by a motor 4 provided on the rear spoiler 1 side, and is moved to the storage position by a storage side limit switch 6. It is stopped at the use position by the use side limit switch 7. At the tip of the slider section 2, a side lamp 3 is attached which basically emits illumination light downward using a lens 3a and a light bulb 3b. The symbol A in the figure shows the state when the side lamp 3 is in the storage position described above, and at this time, the housing 3C of the side lamp 3 forms a part of the external shape of the rear spoiler 1. The rear spoiler 1 is formed so as to be integrated, and is housed and turned off without impairing the appearance or performance of the rear spoiler 1. Similarly, the reference numeral B in the drawing indicates the state in which the side lamp 3 is in the use position, and in this case, the side lamp 3 is projected to the outside of the vehicle body 10 and is turned on, illuminating the side of the rear end of the vehicle, e.g. This makes it easier to check the road weir stones behind the side of the vehicle. FIG. 4 shows the structure described above as viewed from the top of the vehicle. When the vehicle is traveling at high speed and is easily affected by wind pressure, the side lamps 3 are moved to the storage position A, and the side lamps 3 are moved to the rear spoiler 1. It is clear that it will be integrated with the system and eliminate its influence.

What is shown in FIG. 5 is an example of a circuit suitable for driving the rear spoiler 1 of the present invention, and is shown in the storage position A with the side lamps 3 turned off. At this time, for example, when a double-pole, double-throw switch SW linked to the shift lever is turned to the ON side, one pole SW1 is connected to the positive pole,
The other pole sw2 is connected to the negative pole via the NC contact of the limit switch 7 on the use side, so the motor 4 starts and slides the slider section 2 toward the use position B, and at the same time, the limit switch 6 on the storage side Move the contact to the NC side. When the slider section 2 reaches the use position B, the slider section 2 turns the use-side limit switch 7 to the NO contact side, the motor 4 is stopped, and the light bulb 3b of the side lamp 3 is turned on.

When the vehicle finishes reversing and the switch SW is turned OFF, one pole SW1 is connected to the negative pole through the NC contact of the storage-side limit switch 6, and the other pole SW2 is connected to the positive pole. The motor 4 rotates in reverse to slide the slider portion 2 toward the storage position A, and at the same time turns the use-side limit switch 7 into an NC contact to turn off the light bulb 3b. When the slider section 2 reaches the storage position, the storage side limit switch 6 changes to the NO contact side, stops the motor 4, and returns to the initial state. In this way, the side lamp 3 is automatically turned on in the use position by moving the shift lever to the reverse position.
It is of course possible to make the SW a manual one, or to have both a manual and an automatic one.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, with this invention, the rear spoiler is equipped with side lamps that illuminate the lower side of the vehicle so that they slide in the width direction of the vehicle and into a predetermined position when in use, so that the original function of the rear spoiler is not impaired. This makes it possible to install this type of side lamp in an ideal position without any need for a side lamp, making it even more reliable to judge the surrounding situation when the vehicle is backing up, and having an outstanding effect on improving safety.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a rear spoiler with side lamps according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same embodiment, Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4. 5 is a circuit diagram showing an example of a drive circuit, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional example. 1...Rear spoiler, 2...Slider part, 2a
...Rack gear, 3...Side lamp, 3a...
Lens, 3b...Light bulb, 3c...Housing, 4
... Motor, 5 ... Pinion gear, 6 ... Storage side limit switch, 7 ... Use side limit switch, 10 ... Vehicle, 11 ... Trunk lid,
SW……Switch.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) In a rear spoiler provided at the rear end of a vehicle, at least one side end of the rear spoiler is slidable in the width direction of the vehicle and illuminates the lower side of the vehicle. A rear spoiler with side lamps that features built-in side lamps. (2) The rear spoiler with side lamps according to claim (1), wherein the side lamps slide and flash in conjunction with a reverse light provided on the vehicle.